what punctuation am I?
a punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence.
comma
I am missing a subject, verb, or both.
What is fragments
Identify this sentence as a Tag Question of Explanatory Question.
Connor, Amy's boyfriend, bought the tickets.
explanatory
What is another punctuation mark that looks like a comma?
semicolon.
these are found around speakers words
quotation marks
when a sentence has multiple sentences and ideas within
What is run-on
What type of sentence is this:
Do not sit on the stairs.
Imperative = It is a command.
Maria wasn't watching her plate of barbecue very carefully. So Santana, the family beagle, snatched a chicken leg hanging over the edge. As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.
fragment or clause or dependent clause.
Outside, the sun makes Boris's red hair glow with copper tone's
False. It is tones.
a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.
apostrophe
Is this a good example of external conflict ?
An explorer fights to survive against the forces of nature as he sails around the world.
No
aren't you?
will you?
can you?
What type of question would have these in them at the end?
Tag Question
What is the purpose of transitional words?
To move the reader into a new idea.
Is this a good example of internal conflict?
A person has a lot of money and someone else tries to steal it.
No
Taylors game has improved, since she started playing ball.
apostrophe
Choose the sentence that needs a comma.
Bob has one sister, Jane.
His sister Jane, who works in a supermarket, is very nice.
His sister Jane, who works in a supermarket, is very nice.
Is this a tag question?
There is much to be learned, isn't there?
Yes
How would you correct this sentence?
What is missing from this sentence?
Your the best.
You're the best.
Missing is an apostrophe.
Identify three things that you learned this week in ELA.
Answers vary: Punctuation, Literary Elements, Content.
What am I missing?
Ms. Naylor to go to the store for her.
Answers Vary
Derek wanted a ferocious, brown, pit bull terrier that scared off mean burglars.
Identify the adjectives